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Bonnie immediately chewed on her scarlet lips in an aggrieved manner. “Queenie, what do you mean by that? Are you suspecting me of taking the jewelry?”
“How many times have you taken my things in the past?” Queenie retorted.
Bonnie’s eyes immediately reddened at those words. “Queenie, I’m your sister! How can you believe in an outsider but not in your own little sister!? Why would I want to take your jewelry? Besides, our parents will buy me anything I want! It’s not like I can’t afford to buy jewelry worth hundreds of thousands!”
“Even so, you shouldn’t falsely accuse me either, Miss Bonnie! You need to have evidence for your accusation!” Courtney wailed in tears.
Queenie turned to look at the man standing beside her. “Alright, I need to settle some family matters now. I’ll bring you upstairs so that you can sleep on my bed for a while.”
Nigel nodded and followed her upstairs. Bonnie stood downstairs, looking at his tall and straight figure going upstairs. It felt as though her heart had been firmly caught like a fish on a hook.
As a man, he exuded a charming aura that made a person swoon at first sight. It was not until she met Nigel that she suddenly realized how small her world had been. How could I have fallen for somebody from an ordinary lineage like Leslie? My goal should have been somebody like Nigel instead. He is a man on the level of the Gods.
Queenie’s room was spruce and tidy. Moreover, there was a faint fragrance in the air. It was Nigel’s first time visiting her bedroom, so he began to explore her bedroom. He examined the photos hanging on the wall that depicted her from childhood to adulthood.
This woman is truly the prime example of beauty, even from the time she was a child. There was not a single flaw in her appearance. Rather, she seemed to become livelier over the years.
When Queenie noticed that he was scrutinizing her photos on the wall, she felt a little embarrassed but generously allowed him to look at the photos all he wanted. She closed the door and said, “I’m going to settle that matter now. Why don’t you sleep for a bit? It shouldn’t be too noisy upstairs.”
“Go ahead!” Nigel nodded in affirmation.
When she went back downstairs, she finally realized that her parents were not at home. Thus, she turned to Courtney and asked, “Mrs. Lowman, where are my parents?”
“The Paynes heard that Leslie delivered some jewelry to our house as gifts, and they were so furious that they refused to let Leslie come to our house and testify. As a result, our parents had to go to the Payne Residence to invite them over in person,” Bonnie answered grumpily. “It’s all your fault. The good relationship between our families has been destroyed by your actions.”
“Bonnie, come with me to the study,” Queenie said to Bonnie.
Bonnie narrowed her eyes at those words. Nevertheless, she was curious about what Queenie had to say and followed Queenie into the study.
Queenie closed the door to the study behind her before she turned around and spoke in a serious tone. “Bonnie, I’m asking you to be a good person in the future. Stop causing so much trouble. I know that you took the jewelry. Please return them yourself. I can say that I accidentally misplaced them, okay?”
“Who are you to say that I’m the one who took the jewelry? Do you have evidence?”
“Stop pretending. Both you and I know the truth. This is just a way for you to fabricate charges against Mrs. Lowman so that she will be forced out of our house. I will take care of this matter peacefully as long as you hand the jewelry over,” Queenie insisted calmly with the mentality of not wanting to cause further uproar over this matter.
Unfortunately, Bonnie was determined to cause a huge fuss. That was especially true now that Nigel had come to their house. She was even more motivated than before. Moreover, she wondered whether he would be annoyed and disgusted by their messy family affairs. If he was disgusted by the Silverstein Family, then his relationship with Queenie would eventually fracture and fall apart.
Even if she could not marry Nigel, she was going to ensure that Queenie could never marry into the Manson Family either.
“It’s true that I don’t like Mrs. Lowman, but there’s no reason for me to falsely accuse her either. Don’t you know that her family is in desperate need of money? She might have been the one who stole the jewelry after all.” Bonnie vehemently denied her actions.
Looking at how protective Queenie was toward Courtney, Bonnie became even more adamant to land Courtney in jail.
“Mrs. Lowman is getting on in age. Furthermore, she has wholeheartedly served our family for so many years. Please stop trying to hurt her.” Queenie’s tone was pleading.
“Queenie Silverstein! You’re nice to everybody except me! Your little sister is nothing compared to an outsider. Well, I’ve fully understood my position in your heart.” Bonnie sneered and crossed her arms over her chest. “In any case, the police will be coming soon. Even if Mrs. Lowman cannot be found guilty of her crime, I will give her a stern warning for her actions. You won’t be able to save her.”
“You…” Queenie had to fight the urge to slap Bonnie in the face upon hearing those words.
Not So Easily Fooled
Nigel noticed the remaining three boxes of jewelry inside Queenie’s room. Picking up his phone, he snapped a picture of the jewelry and sent the picture to his assistant, Ashley Reeves. Then, he made a phone call and issued an order. “Immediately deliver ten sets of jewelry to the Silverstein Residence.”
“Sure! Do I need to choose?”
“No need. Just choose the most expensive ones.” He narrowed his eyes slightly, the flames of jealousy flickering in his eyes.
Regarding the matter of Leslie giving jewelry to Queenie as a gift, he had not shown any reaction in front of Queenie. Nevertheless, he had thought to himself, How could my woman possibly lack jewelry?
At the Payne Residence.
Leslie had carelessly left his phone in the hall last night, and Keira happened to answer a phone call from the Silverstein Family. Thanks to the phone call, she learned that her son had delivered four sets of jewelry to the Silverstein Residence and one of those sets of jewelry was currently missing. Bonnie had insisted that the jewelry was stolen by one of their servants, so they reported the incident to the police. Moreover, she wanted Leslie to go over and confirm which four sets of jewelry he had given to them so that they could return the gifts to him. Hearing that, Keira refused to let her son leave the house. She was very unhappy and even locked Leslie in his room so that he could not leave the house without her permission.
As a result, the Silverstein couple had to visit the Payne Residence in person to apologize for the previous incident and bring Leslie back to the Silverstein Residence with them.
Without noticing, it was already 9:30 AM. Courtney couldn’t help clasping her hands anxiously when she realized that the police would arrive soon. She did not wish to be arrested and taken to the police station for interrogation.
Meanwhile, Bonnie took the opportunity to head to the bedroom on the third floor. Staring at the tightly closed door of Queenie’s bedroom, she couldn’t help wondering how she could lure Nigel out of the room. “Ow!” She deliberately let out a cry of pain outside the door.
Sure enough, she heard the sound of footsteps inside the room. Immediately after that, the door opened to reveal Nigel standing there, staring at her from behind the door. She hurriedly bent over in pain and said, “Mr. Manson, can you please help me? I’m afraid I sprained my ankle.”
She also deliberately posed in an extremely revealing manner, especially since her short skirt had only just covered her inner thighs. Her entire legs were exposed in front of him as a result.
“Mr. Manson, my leg is in pain. I don’t think I can stand up. Can you help me, please?” She stretched out her hand toward him with a pitiful look on her face.
After seeing her appearance, what man wouldn’t help her up without hesitation? Unfortunately, Nigel was not so easily fooled. He crossed his arms in front of his chest and stared at her coldly. “The floor is smooth and flat. How did you manage to fall down? Miss Silverstein, do your eyes grow on the top of your head instead?”
It was bad enough that he refused to help Bonnie, but he also made a scathing remark to add insult to injury.
She looked stunned. Did Nigel see through my act? In response, she quickly stood up by herself and deliberately limped on one foot. “In that case, I won’t trouble you anymore, Mr. Manson.”
“Miss Silverstein, if you sprained your ankle, I’m afraid it won’t heal for at least three days.” He smiled, gently reminding her that her leg would not heal so quickly.
Bonnie’s expression changed at those words, and she immediately blushed beet red. As expected, Nigel was not that easy to deceive. Leslie used to fall for her tricks easily, so she only needed to act a little for him to believe her.
“M-My leg doesn’t hurt so much anymore. I think I only sprained it slightly.” After saying that, she ducked into her room to hide and breathed a sigh of relief once she was out of sight. Nigel seemed to exude a frightening and oppressive aura that placed her under great pressure.
How did a man like that be seduced by Queenie, though? What methods did she use? I need to figure out those methods and learn how to use them.
At this moment, Queenie was sitting in the hall and listening to Courtney’s story about how Bonnie had falsely accused her of theft. The more Courtney talked, the more agitated she became. In the end, she burst into tears again.
“Mrs. Lowman, I believe you. I know exactly what kind of person you are.” Queenie consoled Courtney, feeling sad that Courtney had been frightened so badly by Bonnie’s antics.
Courtney felt reassured after listening to the words of comfort from Queenie. Suppressing her voice, she warned Queenie softly. “Miss Queenie, I don’t mean to be rude, but I’ve never seen anybody more malicious than Miss Bonnie before. The Silverstein couple might not know about how she treats you during the year since her return, but I know. I witnessed everything after all. You need to be careful of her.”
“Thank you, Mrs. Lowman. I know you’re concerned about me.” Queenie nodded.
At this moment, the doorbell rang. She was surprised and wondered who had come to visit them. If it had been her parents, they would not have rung the doorbell in the first place!